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Experience The Magic of The Theatre!

By Guest PostSeptember 27, 2012Culture, Entertainmentandrew lloyd webber, architect, art, bernard delfont, bing crosby, british theatre, cameron mackintosh, chronicle, edward stone, evolution, glenn miller, jack warner, london, lord, magical world, orchestra, prince edward, queen elizabeth, queensbury, renaissance, second, sir, style, talian deco, theatre, theatre royal, theatreland, theatres act, theatrical history, west end, william shakespeare, world war

The theatrical history of London’s West End stretches more than three and a half centuries. The first theatre in this area of London, the Theatre Royal opened in 1663 and housed small productions until it was destroyed by fire some years later. While still mainly a pastime of the aristocracy, appreciation for theatre was widespread. Productions occurred in courtyards of public houses, in churches and in small parks for all to enjoy.

In 1843 the passage of the Theatres Act allowed for more theatres to be established in the West End. Several of the venues you pass on the street in what the locals affectionately call “Theatreland” today were part of this movement. (more…)

The Details

By Guest PostSeptember 23, 2012Entertainmentanna friel, backyard, disagreement, elizabeth banks, events, infestation, laura linney, movies, raccoons, series, situation, the details, tobey maguire, Yahoo

Synopsis When a couple discovers an infestation of raccoons in their backyard, disagreements over how to handle the situation lead to a series of events. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Anna Friel *Source: Yahoo! Movies

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2’

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 2012Entertainmentashley greene, bella swan, best selling, bill condon, breaking dawn, dreamgirls, edward cullen, emmett cullen, epic, kellan lutz, kristen stewart, love story, robert pattinson, series, stephenie meyer, taylor lautner, twilight saga

Synopsis

The epic love story between Bella Swan and Edward Cullen concludes in this final installment of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling series. DREAMGIRLS’ Bill Condon directs this second segment of the two-film adaptation. (more…)

The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

By Guest PostSeptember 3, 2012Entertainmentdragon gate, dragon inn, flying swords

Synopsis

Three years after the disappearance of the enigmatic innkeeper Jade and the massive fire that consumed the Inn, a new Dragon Inn has risen from the ashes, staffed by a band of marauders. Masquerading as law-abiding citizens by day, they use the cover of night to continue their true calling as fortune hunters. (more…)

‘On the Road’

By Guest PostSeptember 1, 2012Entertainmentamerica, amy adams, bull lee, dan moriarty, drama, friendship, garrett hedlund, kristen stewart, lifestyle, louisiana, marylou, new york, sal paradise, viggo mortensen, walter salles

Synopsis

After his father’s death in the late 1940s, 24-year-old aspiring writer Sal Paradise meets 20-year-old ex-jailbird Dan Moriarty and his beautiful wife Marylou in New York. Dan is extremely charming and has a flexible moral code, and is as fascinated by Sal’s obsession with writing as Sal is by the unfettered freedom of his lifestyle. The two men spend intense nights of drinking, dreaming of another world, and forming a friendship that will take them on a trip across America. After staying at Bull Lees place in Louisiana, Sal, Dean, and Marylou continue traveling – naked and utterly enjoying themselves. (more…)

‘Stolen’

By Guest PostAugust 18, 2012Entertainmentallison, fbi, josh lucas, mardi gras, montgomery, nicolas cage, smart riley, stolen, vincent

Synopsis

Will Montgomery is a master thief who after being double-crossed in a heist gone awry is sent to prison for 8 years. Upon his release he’s ready to leave his criminal past behind and try to rebuild a relationship with his estranged daughter Allison. The FBI and his old cohorts believe that he hid the loot from the last heist eight years ago, $10 million in bonds. To get his hands on it, his old partner Vincent kidnaps Allison and demands the entire $10 million as ransom. Keeping her in the soundproofed trunk of a taxi cab, he’s able to stay mobile amongst the throngs of taxis out during Mardi Gras, making it nearly impossible to find. Montgomery only has one day to get the $10 million ransom, but much to the disbelief of the FBI on his trail and Vincent, Will doesn’t actually have it. Instead, he must trust his instincts and his old partner in crime, the beautiful, sexy and smart Riley, to do one more clever heist to get his daughter back alive before it’s too late. (more…)

Chicken with Plums

By Guest PostJuly 14, 2012Entertainment1958, angel of death, azrael, berlin, chicken with plums, edouard baer, Germany, marjane satrapi, mathieu amalric, melancholic, musician, nasser ali khan, studio babelsberg, teheran

Synopsis

Teheran, 1958. Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. As he hopes for its arrival, he plunges into deep reveries, with dreams as melancholic as they are joyous, taking him back to his youth and even to a conversation with Azraël, the Angel of Death, who reveals the future of his children… As pieces of the puzzle gradually fit together, the poignant secret of his life comes to light: a wonderful story of love which inspired his genius and his music… (more…)

Katy Perry: Part of Me

By Guest PostJuly 7, 2012Entertainment3d motion picture, glamorous, heartbreaking, katy, katy perry, mad diary, paramount insurge, part of me, passionate, united states, yahoo movies

Synopsis

A 3D motion picture event movie, “Katy Perry: Part of Me” is a backstage pass, front row seat and intimate look at the fun, glamorous, heartbreaking, inspiring, crazy, magical, passionate, and honest mad diary of Katy. (more…)

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